1.3 Learning Chemistry: A Study Plan Studying in a group can be beneficial to learning. Learning Goal Develop a study plan for learning chemistry.

Text Features That Help You Study 1. Periodic Table - inside front cover 2. Tables - inside back cover 3. Looking Ahead - beginning of each chapter 4. Glossary and Index - end of text 5. Key Math Skills - icons in the margin 6. Core Chemistry Skills - icons in the margin

Chapter Readiness At the beginning of each chapter are highlighted Key Math Skills from previous chapters to help you understand chemical calculations in this chapter. Core Chemistry Skills from previous chapters related to the current chapter concepts.

Before Reading Before you begin to read the chapter, obtain an overview of the chapter by reading Looking Ahead. look at the section title and rephrase it as a question. review the Learning Goal that tells you what to expect in that section.

As You Read As you read the chapter, try to answer the question you made from the section title. work through the Sample Problems and review the visual Guide to Problem Solving. an Analyze the Problem feature shows you how to organize the data in some word problems. try the Questions and Problems that allow you to apply problem solving to the new concepts.

Throughout the Chapter Throughout the chapter, there are tools that help you connect the chemical concepts you are learning to real life. Chemistry Link to Health Chemistry Link to the Environment Clinical Application Problems

Figures and Diagrams Many figures and diagrams use micro-to-macro illustrations to depict the atomic level of organization. illustrate the concepts in the text. allow you to see the world in a microscopic way.

End of Chapter At the end of the chapter, there are study aids such as Chapter Reviews, which provide a summary. Concept Maps, which show connections between important concepts. Key Terms, which are listed with their definitions. Understanding the Concepts, which help you visualize concepts. Additional Questions and Problems and Challenge Problems, which provide a means to assess your understanding.

End of Chapter Students that are active learners continually interact with the chemical ideas while reading the text, working the problems, and attending lectures.

Making a Study Plan My study plan for learning chemistry will include the following: reading the chapter before lectures going to lectures and being an active learner in lectures reviewing the Learning Goals keeping a problem notebook reading the text as an active learner working Questions and Problems at the end of each section and checking the answers

Making a Study Plan (continued) organizing a study group seeing the professor during office hours reviewing Key Math Skills and Core Chemistry Skills attending review sessions organizing review sessions studying often Students discuss a chemistry problem with their professor during office hours.

Study Check Which of the following activities should be included in your study plan for learning chemistry? A. Skipping lectures B. Forming a study group C. Keeping a problem notebook D. Reading the text as an active learner

Solution Which of the following activities should be included in your study plan for learning chemistry? A. Skipping lectures will not help you to understand the concepts. B. Forming a study group will be helpful for learning chemistry. C. Keeping a problem notebook will help you to understand and organize the concepts. D. Reading the text as an active learner will help you understand and remember the concepts.